Professional learning that increases educator effectivenessand results for all students occurswithin learning communities committed to continuous improvement,collective responsibility,and goal alignment.
Guiding Questions:What are the critical elements of a learning community that will change practice and improve student learning?
People learn in a Community of Practice. Do you agree?If so, what does that look like?
Resources: A. Allthingsplc All things plc is created by Solution Tree and includes resources that focus on the WHY, WHAT and HOW of implementing a PLC - team, department, building, district.
Adaptive Schools is a model of HOW for collaborative teams and plcs. You will learn about the 6 elements of a plc, the difference between dialogue and discussion, 7 norms or collaboration, promoting a spirit of inquiry, 5 energy sources/states of mind, organizing principles for meetings, meeting structures, data, etc. A great resource!
E.The Five Dysfunctions of a PLC An article to share with your collaborative team. It will start a great dialogue of how the team might embrace a collective to collaborative.
G. Kansas Learning First Alliance KLFA has a wealth of resources that support our three goals: • Student Achievement • Professional Learning • Community Engagement
~Learning Communities~
Professional learning that increases educator effectivenessand results for all students occurswithin learning communities committed to continuous improvement,collective responsibility,and goal alignment.
Check out the Learning Forward Sitefor the Learning Communities StandardGuiding Questions:What are the critical elements of a learning community that will change practice and improve student learning?
People learn in a Community of Practice. Do you agree?If so, what does that look like?
Resources:
A. Allthingsplc
All things plc is created by Solution Tree and includes resources that focus on the WHY, WHAT and HOW of implementing a PLC - team, department, building, district.
B. Adaptive Schools
Adaptive Schools is a model of HOW for collaborative teams and plcs. You will learn about the 6 elements of a plc, the difference between dialogue and discussion, 7 norms or collaboration, promoting a spirit of inquiry, 5 energy sources/states of mind, organizing principles for meetings, meeting structures, data, etc. A great resource!
C. The Seven C's of Effective Teaching
D. The Importance of Culture
E.The Five Dysfunctions of a PLC
An article to share with your collaborative team. It will start a great dialogue of how the team might embrace a collective to collaborative.
F. Common Core and Collaborative Teams
G. Kansas Learning First Alliance
KLFA has a wealth of resources that support our three goals:
• Student Achievement
• Professional Learning
• Community Engagement